Town are hoping to sign AFC Wimbledon striker Ali Al-Hamadi before the transfer window closes next Thursday.

Two new number nines have been top of the Blues’ wish-list throughout January and Town now have their sights on Al-Hamadi.

The 21-year-old is currently away with Iraq at the AFC Asian Cup, helping them to top their group, which also included Elkan Baggott’s Indonesia.

Al-Hamadi was born in Iraq but moved to Liverpool in 2003 as a one-year-old during the Iraq War.

Having been a youth player with Tranmere and Swansea, the 6ft 2in tall frontman joined Wycombe Wanderers in 2021 following a trial but made his first senior appearances during a loan spell in the National League with Bromley.

Having been a regular for the Chairboys in League One throughout 2021/22 and in the first half of the following season, Al-Hamadi, who has been capped 12 times by Iraq, scoring three goals, moved on to Wimbledon in League Two on a free transfer in January 2023.

Since then, he has scored 27 goals in 40 starts and eight sub appearances for the Wombles, including 17 this season.

In December, Peterborough were linked with a £1.5 million move for Al-Hamadi, a claim which was subsequently dismissed by Posh.

He missed Wimbledon’s recent FA Cup tie with the Blues as he was away at the Asian Cup.

With Iraq having hopes of progressing a long way into the competition, Al-Hamadi may not be available to the Blues until more than a week into February should a deal be done before the Thursday 1st February 11pm deadline.

The Blues are in need of two strikers during this window with Dane Scarlett having been recalled by parent club Spurs and George Hirst having undergone hamstring surgery which will keep him out for most of the rest of the season.

Long-time target Jay Stansfield is set to stay on loan at Birmingham from Fulham the Midlanders have confirmed, while we understand there has been no progress on the Blues’ move for Blackburn striker Sam Gallagher, while it’s reported that former Town striker Kieffer Moore is now expected to stay at AFC Bournemouth.

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KMcBlue added 19:58 - Jan 25 We need someone to wear no.9... and time is running out, so not surprised some are underwhelmed. Just as important are our 10's hitting form. Chaplin going on one of his streaks, and Broadhead starting to hit the target is crucial
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Carberry added 20:25 - Jan 25 Lot of maybes in there blues 1. Do you honestly think Wimbledon made Wycombe an offer they could refuse. Wake up. He was surplus to their requirements.
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Asdaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa added 20:36 - Jan 25 He is being looked at by a number of Championship teams, a goal scored every other game for Wimbledon and looking at the video of his goals he seems to work his socks off, got some speed and strength and knows where the goal is. If the scouts and Kieran thinks he can step up, then so should we. Seems like an exciting prospect to me.
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barrystedmunds added 20:48 - Jan 25 Wow! Expectations have taken a meteoric rise. Now we’re talking premiership or bust regardless of the squad composition overall which I would argue is not best placed to be on a premiership footing. This season has been un feck in believable thus far and still we want more. At the end of the day we can only scrape what’s in the pot (a pot by the way that everyone else is scraping) and if we’re all honest would Gallagher Moore or Stansfield be at the top of our wish list in a perfect transfer window? They’re the best of what’s on offer; nothing more nothing less. I’ll take the hits on this but as a few have alluded to I believe it’s a building process with the obvious risks that includes ( players/managers moving on) but promotion would be amazing no doubt about it but not the end of the world in the overall picture.

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